Investigator Reflections
- 1 May 2013
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Holistic Nursing Practice
- Vol. 27 (3), 177-184
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hnp.0b013e31828a0968
Abstract
Peer debriefing in sensitive qualitative research is important for 2 reasons: study rigor and researcher emotional support. In this case study, the authors share a final debriefing following a study of the experience of viewing self in the mirror after a mastectomy. Each author/researcher shares, in her own words, her recollections of prestudy thoughts about the study. These thoughts stand in sharp contrast to poststudy realizations. These pre- and poststudy thoughts are a continuation of an audit trail that was maintained throughout the study. What was notable in this last debriefing was how the study shifted the researchers' understanding of the phenomenon under study and their use and discussion of the mirror in clinical practice. Lessons learned and implications for nursing are shared with the nursing community.Keywords
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